August 2014

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Pentax disco baby

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August 30, 2014

Pentax Ricoh release another DLSR model, the KS-1, which is a colourful little beast, fitting into the beginner enthusiast category. Here’s dpreview’s thoughts…the illumination interface system sounds fairly pointless and garish, but boys, toys and flashing lights go together I suppose. The next logical step is for the camera to...
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Sans red dot

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August 21, 2014

Leica understatement continues in a new M model released…the M-P Digital. Mechanical Perfection, boosted processing power, weather-sealed, sapphire glass LCD, and no red dot.
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Jog on

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August 20, 2014

At the gym last night I attempted jogging on the running machine. My usual routine involves walking and increasing speed and incline before moving on to something more interesting, like the rowing machine, where I close my eyes and imagine rowing a sleek classic wooden framed boat down the River...
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Animals Can’t Own Copyrights

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August 9, 2014

When photographer David J Slater organised a trip to Indonesia, to set up a project to photograph macaque monkeys, and after a period of photographing and building up trust and a rapport with the monkeys, he set up a camera on a tripod, with a camera release to see if...
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100 Years Remembered

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August 4, 2014

Memorial and candlelight service is Abingdon on Thames.
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Not too mental

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August 2, 2014

The long running medical evaluation continues, with yet another report arriving on the doorstop this week. This one evaluating my mental health following the index event on November 20th, 2012. I won’t go into detail about my mental state, though there were concerns of PTSD, which is possible with any...
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